Metro Chicago
Everything the open record has on Metro Chicago, a concert hall in Chicago, Illinois — address, size, access and the events it carries. It seats a stated 1,100.
- Stated capacity
- 1,100
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1982
- 44 years old
- From ORD
- 21 km (13 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 11 km (6.9 mi)
- of Chicago
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What the record holds
It stands at 3730 N Clark St, 60613, 11 km (6.9 mi) from the centre of Chicago.
Metro Chicago was opened in 1982 and owned by Joe Shanahan, which puts it at 44 years old.
1,100 seats covers a single-track conference, an awards night or a mid-sized annual meeting.
- Address
- 3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613
- Owner
- Joe Shanahan
- Official site
- metrochicago.com
- Coordinates
- 41.9500, -87.6586
- Classified as
- concert hall
How attendees reach it
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 21 km (13 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
This is an out-of-centre venue — 11 km (6.9 mi) from the middle of Chicago — which usually buys you parking and load-in access in exchange for a transport plan.
Chicago has 231 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,721,308. The Chicago guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Programming it
A fixed-seat house suits a single-track programme: keynotes, panels, award ceremonies and film. It does not suit a trade floor, banqueting or anything that needs the seats to move, so pair it with a nearby function room if you need both.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
What event67 costs at this capacity
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Metro Chicago event sized to the stated capacity of Metro Chicago. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Elsewhere in Chicago
4 other venues in Chicago have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Concord Music Hall1,490 seats
- Merle Reskin Theatre1,325 seats
- Holly Theatre1,000 seats
- Bottom Lounge700 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 10 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Metro Chicago hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 1,100 for Metro Chicago. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is Metro Chicago?
3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613. It is 11 km (6.9 mi) from the centre of Chicago. The nearest major airport is O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 21 km (13 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Metro Chicago?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Metro Chicago. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Metro Chicago?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Metro Chicago is booked?
Concord Music Hall (1,490), Merle Reskin Theatre (1,325) and Holly Theatre (1,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 231 venues in total are mapped in Chicago.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Chicago
- Concord Music Hall
1,490 seats
- Merle Reskin Theatre
1,325 seats
- Holly Theatre
1,000 seats
- Bottom Lounge
700 seats
- Hosting an event in Chicago
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